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Executive board
2026-2027
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Sophia Brockmiller, President
Sophia Brockmiller is a third-year political science student with a double minor in English and History. Her MUN journey began in college, and she is so thankful for the community she has found in UCSB Model United Nations. After previously serving as a head delegate and crisis trainer on the team the year before, Sophia could not be more excited to serve as president. After undergrad, she hopes to pursue a career in corporate or international law. Sophia, in her free time, loves reading classical literature, meeting up with friends in Isla Vista, and consuming anything related to musical theater.
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Nicole Meng, Chief of Staff
Nicole Meng is a fourth-year at UC Santa Barbara, studying History of Public Policy and Law and Sociology, with a minor in Poverty, Inequality, and Social Justice. She is born in LA, but has lived in 2 Chinese provinces and Barcelona, Spain. She's spent the last two years involved in Model UN and is excited to take on the role of Chief of Staff this year while competing on the collegiate circuit. In her free time, Nicole enjoys reading, journaling, and gaming. She loves to cook and bake, considers herself a serious foodie, and is always on the hunt for a great new restaurant.
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Samira Sinha, Director of Training (GA + Specialized)
Samira Sinha is a senior at UCSB, double-majoring in Political Science and Ethics & Public Policy. This marks her fourth year in MUN, and she is excited to serve as Director of Training for the General Assembly. Outside of MUN, Samira holds a B.F.A. in Indian classical dance and runs baking experiments that alarm her roommates. When she’s not walking 20,000 steps or chasing her daily hydration goals, she coaches Congressional Debate at Dougherty Valley High School and is working on her senior thesis on AI surveillance.
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Addysen Wilson, Director of Training (GA + Specialized)
Addysen is a second-year political science major from Colorado Springs, Colorado. She began competing in MUN in college and truly has found a passion and her voice in the club. After undergrad, Addysen hopes to pursue law school with the intention of going into medical law. Outside of Model UN, she is involved in Associated Students and Chi Omega, where she serves as Director of Career and Personal Development. In her free time, she enjoys planning events, traveling, hiking, and hanging out with friends!
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Julian Alexandrov, Director of Training (Crisis)
Julian is a 3rd-year chemical engineering major from Bulgaria! He joined MUN in his first year and has been a crisis delegate all the way (would rather break his knees than do GA). He grew up in Sofia, Bulgaria, where he went to a French international school, after which he left to go study at a boarding school in the UK. He is part of a research lab, but is still unsure whether he wants to go to grad school or not. What he is sure of, however, is the fact that he LOVES traveling, going to festivals (Tomorrowland Winter being the most recent at the time of writing this), and meeting new people.
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Annabell Guinan, Director of Training (Crisis)
Annabell Guinan is a 2nd year Global Studies and Political Science major from Mendocino, California. After undergrad, Annabell plans on attending law school, specializing in international policy. She competed in MUN all four years of high school and joined UCSB MUN in the fall quarter of her freshman year. She has tried out every type of committee but has a soft spot for crisis. When Annabell is not competing with MUN, she is an active member of the UCSB rowing team, Chair of UCSB’s AS election board, eating olives on the beach, or backpacking in Yosemite!
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Kyara Vivanco Cortes, Director of Finance
Kyara Vivanco is a 3rd-year computer science and sociology student pursuing a minor in civic engagement. She began competing in MUN during college and quickly grew to love it! Outside of Model UN, she serves as a senator for Associated Students, is a desk attendant at San Rafael, works for Business & Financial Services, and is a part of Phi Alpha Delta. In her free time, she enjoys doing nails, makeup, baking, and living an active lifestyle.
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Jacob Andrews, Director of Recruitment
Jacob Andrews is a third-year political science student. He discovered Model UN two years ago in a freak accident and is atoning for his mistake daily. After a generational run as a head delegate, Jacob will now be returning as director of recruitment and color analyst for the 2026-27 year. After possibly graduating, Jacob hopes to attend either law school or clown college, depending on his LSAT score. Outside of academics, Jacob loves watching grass grow and hopes to break into the paint drying sector this year.
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Addy Nguyen, Director of Technology and Design
Addy Nguyen is a second-year Political Science student from Orange County. She competed and participated in Model United Nations throughout all four years of high school, and became a senior teacher to incoming MUN freshmen students for her fourth year. Last fall quarter, she joined the SBMUN team, who has become her second family! During her free time, she enjoys sifting through thrift stores, curating a colorful wardrobe, rock climbing with friends, and trying new restaurants!
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Anushka Kumaran, Director of Logistics and Internal Relations
Anushka is a second year political science and global studies double major! She is from Cupertino, California in the Bay Area. This is her 7th year competing in MUN and she is so excited to serve as the Director of Logistics and Internal Relations for the UCSBMUN exec team! In her free time Anushka loves to bake cookies for her friends and go on hikes with the excursion club! Outside of MUN, Anushka is involved on exec in the A.S Office of the Student Advocate, Women In Law and Phi Alpha Delta Pre Law Fraternity!
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Roman Galardi, Director of Community Outreach
Roman is a second-year Political Science and Economics double-major from Thousand Oaks, California on the Pre-Law track. He joined Model United Nations during the Winter quarter of freshman year and has enjoyed all the time spent training, competing and spending time with his teammates! Outside of MUN, Roman is a part of the Speech & Debate team and loves watching baseball (Go Blue Jays), going to the beach and spending time with friends. He’s very excited to engage and work with the programs of local schools as Director of Community Outreach and an all around great year of MUN!
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Pranav Gunhal, Secretary General of SBIMUN
Pranav is a third year student studying Computer Science and Education at UCSB. As part of UCSB MUN, he is primarily involved in planning SBIMUN. Outside of MUN, he researches how to optimize transfer student pathways in STEM and also how to quantify stress in college admissions. Leveraging this, he plans to pursue a PhD in Human-Computing Interaction to study how to create more accessible educational technologies. Besides this, he enjoys sketching outdoors on campus, teaching people about his latest internet deep dive, and exploring UCSB's 8 story library.
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Bindhya Parthasarathy, Secretary-General of GauchoMUN
Bindhya is a 2nd year bio major from Sunnyvale, California. She has been involved in MUN since her freshman year of high school and joined UCSBMUN the fall of her first year. She is super excited for GauchoMUN this year, having previously attended as a delegate, and later serving as director-general. In her free time she enjoys going to the beach, morning bike rides, obsessing over her color coded spreadsheets, and watching sitcoms.
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